Breast Cancer Awareness Month
At this time, there are more than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. If you turn on the television to any [...]
Mental Moment-It Was Meant to Be
I believe that everything happens for a reason. The reason is not always readily apparent and in some situations really hard to find but it is there. Example One of my best friends who is from [...]
Mental Moment-Communication
Communication is so important. When you aren’t able to communicate you don’t get our needs met. Why? Because people don’t know what those needs are. If you don’t [...]
The Necessary Coaching Skills
Lately I have been spending quite a bit of time talking with clients about their coaches and the impact of those coaches on performance. Hiring coaches Coaches have never really been chosen for [...]
Deepening Communication for Exercise Adherence
As a personal trainer fortunately, fairly simple motivational interviewing communication strategies can be effective in helping client’s feel supported, understood, and comfortable in [...]
Good Communication is Key to Exercise Adherence
Have you ever been in a conversation with a client thinking you knew exactly where it was going? Instead of listening did you launch into giving a bunch of information only to find out that was [...]
Diary of a Cyclist-Nationals Were Awful, I Choked
G: hey Michelle, how are you? Well I had a TERRIBLE race at nationals. I choked. After all the training, hard work and mental focus…I still choked. I don’t know this has quite [...]
Women-How Do You Do It All
A lot of women talk to me about how really challenging it is to lose weight, exercise and take care of themselves when they have husbands, boyfriends and children with different needs than their [...]